Guilvinec

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Guilvinec
Ar Gelveneg
Fishing port
Guilvinec
Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 4°16′57″W / 47.7961°N 4.2825°W / 47.7961; -4.2825Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 4°16′57″W / 47.7961°N 4.2825°W / 47.7961; -4.2825
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Guilvinec
Intercommunality Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Hélène Tanguy
Area
 • Land1 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 2,998
 • Population2 Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 29072 / 29730
Elevation 0–17 m (0–56 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec (Breton: Ar Gelveneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French Guilvinistes.

Historical population of Guilvinec
Year1881188618911896190119061911192119261931
Population1968260329393620388440924429458447154518
Year1936194619541962196819751982199019992008
Population4522474148045037501246044091336530422998

Economy

Guilvinec is an important fishing port.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 February 2006.

See also

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